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• Do New Mortgage Rules Make Borrowers Safer?

  Wednesday Jul 16 | via Realty Trac 

  You could hardly miss the headlines this week: More than 1,000 news outlets covered new rules from the Federal Reserve designed to "protect" America's mortgage borrowers.

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  Related Topix: Home, Foreclosures, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Local Headlines

• Habitat homes may help meet COAH quota

  Thursday Jul 17 | via NJ.com 

  Habitat for Humanity wants to be a source of affordable housing for Alexandria Township.

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  Related Topix: Raritan, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Califon, NJ, Bridgewater, NJ, Home, Mortgage

• Magazine says Hamilton Township is a top place to dwell

  Monday Jul 14 | via The Times 

  The township has made a Money Magazine list of "Best Places to Live," ranking 51st out of 716 "small cities" across America.

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  Related Topix: The College of New Jersey, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Piscataway, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Housing

• Local Realtor association sees potential for success in Somerset and Hunterdon

  Friday Jun 27 | via Home News Tribune 

  In concert with the New Jersey Association of Realtors' "Get the REAL Story" public education campaign, the Hunterdon/Somerset Association of Realtors today urged consumers to read beyond the headlines and ...

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  Related Topix: Hunterdon County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Real Estate, Middlesex Metro

• Ryan Homes celebrates 60th anniversary with buyer incentives

  Wednesday Jun 25 | via Asbury Park Press Online 

  Ryan Homes is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. To honor the occasion, Ryan is offering anniversary incentives at communities throughout the region including Hearthstone at Hillsborough, its ...

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  Related Topix: Somerset County, NJ, Hillsborough, NJ, Home, Mortgage, Manville, NJ

• Jannone honored by Habitat for Humanity with Partnership Award

  Apr 26, 2008 | via Courier News Online 

  While helping his clients find their dream homes, Brian Jannone is also helping the less fortunate build theirs.

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  Related Topix: Raritan, NJ, Bound Brook, NJ, Martinsville, NJ, Real Estate

Regional Headlines

• Developers win, taxpayers lose in affordable housing bill

  Thursday Jul 17 | via Hillsborough Beacon 

  It will be a classic photo op. Seated at a table in Mount Laurel today , ready to sign the most far-reaching legislation in the history of New Jersey housing policy, Gov.

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  Related Topix: Mortgage, Home, Mount Laurel, NJ, New Jersey Government, New Jersey, Opinion

• DCA Awards $52M in Housing Funds

  Thursday Jul 17 | via GlobeSt.com 

  The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs has awarded a total of $52.3 million in affordable housing funds to support development of that product across the state.

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  Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Camden County, NJ, New Jersey, Jersey City, NJ, Camden (Rutgers University), Somerdale, NJ

• Experts forecast a recession

  Thursday Jul 17 | via Asbury Park Press Online 

  New Jersey's economy, struggling with soaring energy costs and a faltering housing market, is headed for a mild recession that will last until 2010, Rutgers University researchers said Wednesday.

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  Related Topix: Real Estate, Ocean County, NJ, Housing, New Jersey, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

• Domenic Gatto has 1-shot lead at New Jersey Open

  Wednesday Jul 16 | via Daily Record 

  DEMAREST -- Amateur Domenic Gatto of Eagle Oaks shot a 3-under 69 and took a one-stroke lead after the first round of the 88th New Jersey State Golf Association Open Championship on Tuesday.

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  Related Topix: Demarest, NJ, New Jersey, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Monroe Township, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ

• U.S.: Heavy rains complicate Calif. firefighting efforts

  Monday Jul 14 | via NJ Biz 

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  Related Topix: New Jersey, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Home, Mortgage, Governors State University

National Headlines

• Bush: Congress could take steps to ease gas prices

  2 min ago | via Rapid City Journal 

  Responding to Americans' anger over gas prices and the housing bust, President Bush is stepping up pressure on Congress to open up offshore oil exploration and work to restore confidence in the housing finance ...

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  Related Topix: George Bush, Foreclosures, Housing, US News, US Politics, US Senate, Patty Murray, Democrat, Home, Mortgage

• Cobb County

  3 min ago | via Baker County Standard 

  Looking for homes in Cobb County ? Carol Moson, CRS with RE/MAX greater Atlanta can provide you access to every available listing.

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  Related Topix: Cobb County, GA, Atlanta Metro, Atlanta, GA, Douglasville, GA, Foreclosures

• How to Get a Mortgage in Today's Market

  4 min ago | via Tideland News 

  Whether you're buying your first home or looking for a larger home, now may be the time to act.

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  Related Topix: Credit Card Debt, Personal Finance, Home Buying, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Home Listing

• Buck County

  4 min ago | via Baker County Standard 

  Free Access to the Pennsylvania MLS. Run and save your own searches using our unique mapping tool to find all Homes For Sale in The Bucks County Pennsylvania area.

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  Related Topix: Bucks County, PA, Foreclosures, Bensalem, PA, Philadelphia, PA

• Peter Boutell, Lending a Hand: Today's most critical measure in mortgage lending

  6 min ago | via Santa Cruz Sentinel 

  The "mortgage meltdown," as the press calls it, officially started last August but the beginnings of it were being felt by mid-2006. According to the Implode-O-Meter [ml-implode.com], 266 mortgage lenders have ...

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  Related Topix: University of California System, UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, Santa Cruz Metro, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Santa Cruz County, CA